The Complete English Cook; or Prudent Housewife. Being an Entire New Collection of the Most Genteel, Yet Least Expensive Receipts in Every Branch of Cookery and Good Housewifery... together with the Art of Marketing, and Directions for Placing Dishes on Table for Entertainments, fourth edition, engraved frontispiece, 3 illustrations of place settings, first and last few leaves rather soiled and corners creased, untrimmed and crudely stitched in limp vellum wrappers [ESTC N28254; Maclean p.17; cf. Oxford p.95-6], printed for the Authoress, and sold by J. Cooke, [c.1770]--The Modern Cookery, Written upon the Most Approved and Economic Principles, and in which Every Receipt has stood the Test of Experience. By a Lady, FIRST EDITION, wood-engraved frontispiece and title vignette, illustrations of place settings and 2-page table to show which fish are in season, neatly rebacked [Brotherton copy only on Library Hub, with same pagination], Derby, Henry Mozley, 1818--HOLLAND (MARY) The Complete Economical Cook, and Frugal Housewife, ninth edition, 4 engraved plates, some browning and dampstaining to plates, a few leaves with corners creased and some minor worming, rebacked, Thomas Tegg, 1832--HAMMOND (ELIZABETH) Modern Domestic Cookery and Useful Receipt Book, engraved frontispiece, additional title and 4 plates, some spotting, Dean & Munday, [c.1835]--CHILD (LYDIA MARIA) The Frugal Housewife. Dedicated to Those who are not Ashamed of Economy, ninth edition, engraved frontispiece [Bitting p.86-87], T.T. and J. Tegg, 1832, the last 4 in publisher's printed boards, 12mo (5)

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BROOKS (CATHERINE) The Complete English Cook; or Prudent Housewife, [c.1770]; and 4 others by female authors (5)

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